Industrial designers Hank Beyer and Alex Sizemore have made prototype computers from unconventional materials such as ice and honey to explore how people value emotional connection versus usability. More about Designers make desktop computers and mice out of honey and ice
In this week's comments update, readers are divided over the demolition of Paul Rudolph's brutalist Burroughs Wellcome building in North Carolina and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Commenter says demolition of Burroughs Wellcome building is "the right decision"
Architecture firm ODA has completed a residential building in Brooklyn with a facade formed of irregularly stacked boxes made of concrete and glass. More about Irregularly stacked cubes form exterior of ODA apartment building in Dumbo
Dezeen promotion: Dutch architecture firm UNStudio has collaborated with lighting brand Delta Light on a minimalist product family that uses sensor technology to adapt to different work environments. More about UNStudio designs Soliscape adaptive lighting and acoustic system for Delta Light
UK studio Sandy Rendel Architects has converted a Dutch barn at Morlands Farm in West Sussex, England, into a house clad in corrugated steel. More about Sandy Rendel Architects converts barrel-vaulted barn into home in the South Downs
Dezeen Awards 2021 is now accepting entries! Enter before 31 March to take advantage of discounted early entry fees. More about Dezeen Awards 2021 is open for entries
Graduate designer Mika Lindblad created her Pinot seating collection without using upholstery to showcase the construction of the pieces, which are made from oak wood, linen and leather. More about Mika Lindblad designs Pinot collection without upholstery to highlight its construction
Structural ash and pine joinery – including a staircase, mezzanine and double-height storage wall – delineate the space within this refurbished, open-plan apartment in London by EBBA Architects. More about EBBA Architects remodels London apartment with bespoke joinery
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Anna-Sophie Dienemann has developed a line of accessories to encourage social distancing that can be unleashed by the wearer when others come too close. More about Anna-Sophie Dienemann creates wearable pop-up "distance keepers"
Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects has completed a house near Osaka with concrete walls that separate the interior spaces and extend through walls into the garden. More about Concrete walls create "maze-like" feel inside House in Minoh-shinmachi by FujiwaraMuro Architects
Coronavirus pushed Las Vegas' annual Consumer Electronics Show online, but there was still plenty to see. Here are seven highlights, including heated sex toys, an AI pet robot and a toilet with its own app. More about Seven tech highlights from CES 2021
Sportswear brand Nike has released the laceless Nike GO FlyEase trainers, which can be put on and taken off without using your hands to replace "antiquated" shoes with laces. More about Nike reveals hands-free GO FlyEase trainer
A mirror-cum-observatory and a lockdown lounge chair with an integrated bar feature in an exhibition at New York's Friedman Benda gallery that explores the value of design objects beyond just their practical use. More about Friedman Benda showcases furniture pieces with a story to tell
Chicago studio Kwong Von Glinow has built Ardmore House to prove it's possible to design a high-quality home for a standard city lot. More about Kwong Von Glinow offers an alternative to Chicago's standard developer housing
Australian architecture studio Durbach Block Jaggers has unveiled its design for the 6.4-metre-wide Pencil Tower Hotel skyscraper that is set to be built at 410 Pitt Street in Sydney. More about Durbach Block Jaggers reveals "improbably narrow" Sydney skyscraper
A lake house in the Pacific Northwest has received a complete overhaul by American studio Graham Baba Architects, creating a "quiet refuge" that prioritises views of the water. More about Washington home renovation by Graham Baba embraces island setting
J&A and Sepanta Design have created a series of station interiors based on forms and patterns found in nature for the first unmanned metro line in Chengdu, China. More about Chengdu reveals "futuristic" stations for its first fully-automated metro line
Stockholm Design Week, a live-streamed talk with Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and MoMA's exhibition about systemic racism in the built environment are among the physical and digital events listed in Dezeen Events Guide taking place in February. More about Five architecture and design events this February from Dezeen Events Guide
Threefold Architects has completed Paddington Works, a co-working and events space in London that was designed around wellness principles. More about Threefold Architects unveils a model for post-Covid co-working
Bell Phillips has completed a red-brick extension to a grammar school in Kent, England, featuring gabled facades and architectural details that reference its historic surroundings. More about Bell Phillips designs brick extension to complement Victorian Gothic school buildings